American Horror Story Episode Nine: Apocalyptic Revelations

American Horror Story Episode Nine: Apocalyptic Revelations

Last week's American Horror Story continued its mission to shock and awe the audience by adding more layers to the overall mystery of the House and its past inhabitants, which now includes notorious L.A. murder victim The Black Dahlia (more on that later). However instead of keeping the twisted and macabre completely close to home (no pun intended), American Horror Story took an unexpected turn with the reveal of Vivian's unborn twins (or the one fathered by Tate) being a vessel for the Anti-Christ to step foot on earth.

While the notion of an American Horror Story version of Damian Thorn (of The Omen film series) running around, the concept brings up two nagging thoughts, or 'worries,' that came to mind. First, bringing in the Apocalypse seems a bit too ambitious for American Horror Story so early in its infancy, at least for now. It sounds as if it would be ideal for a series finale concept rather than an inaugural season ender, because the stakes are so much higher when you dealing with a Big Bad as well-renowned as Satan himself. This leads me to my second thought, which is not really necessarily a 'worry' as much as it is a pseudo-confirmation of where I felt American Horror Story would be taking the Harmons at season's end. In other words, the AHS Apocalypse could mean the death of a Harmon family member or the entire clan as a whole. It would be a bold move for Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk to kill off the entire family after just one season, but at this rate there are two more things to look at when it comes to that possible choice. Read More...